Decision Workspace
cortex-a vs aarch64-cpu vs aarch64-paging
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
cortex-a
growingv8.1.1
Low level access to Cortex-A processors
62
aarch64-cpu
growingv11.2.0
Low level access to processors using the AArch64 execution state
60
aarch64-paging
growingv0.12.1
A library to manipulate AArch64 VMSA page tables.
Core Metrics
| cortex-a | aarch64-cpu | aarch64-paging | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 62 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 292.7K | 649.9K | 104.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.6K | 71.6K | 3.4K |
| Dependents | 7 | 423 | 17 |
| Releases | 53 | 10 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 1296d ago | 177d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 3y 6m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
cortex-a
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
aarch64-cpu
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
aarch64-paging
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cortex-a | aarch64-cpu | aarch64-paging | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 8.1.1 | 11.2.0 | 0.12.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 62KB | 45KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aarch64-cpu leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aarch64-cpu is depended on by 423 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cortex-a has not been updated in over a year.
- •aarch64-paging is pre-1.0 — API may change.